Breaking Down Fear - Speaker Deck

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Breaking Down Fear Joe Mastey & Blake Thomas October 8, 2015

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let’s talk about opportunity

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super low unemployment low barrier to entry solve big problems start your own thing 4,050 tech meetups in Chicago = awesome life

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and about fear…

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finding jobs sucks being ignorant again sucks good solutions often lose starting your own thing is risky networking is scary and public speaking sucks = shitty life

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failure == I’m worthless

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don’t worry about it!

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I’ll do it later.

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let’s do better

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A 4 Step Process for Breaking Down Fear

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admit 1.

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Why so scared?

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fear is the mindkiller

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demystify 2.

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list all the scary consequences you can

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abstraction irrationality indigence failure shark attacks embarrassment

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I’ll never get another job. :(

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I’ll never get another job in tech. :(

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it’ll take me a long time to get another job. maybe longer than I can afford to wait. :’(

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abstraction rationality rational & concrete irrational & abstract irrational & concrete rational & abstract

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act 3.

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you suck at interviewing. practice.

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you don’t know how to do a talk. study.

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failing would bankrupt you. de-escalate.

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you have confidence issues. develop.

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still so afraid. :( break the seal.

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take the shot

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review 4.

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how’d it go?

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don’t waste a good failure

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sometimes you don’t know

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strengthen the muscle

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Three Practical Examples

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applying for a new job 1.

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demystify admit repeat act review applying for a new job

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sharing what you’ve learned (esp. public speaking) 2.

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demystify admit repeat act review sharing what you’ve learned

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screwing up or appearing ignorant 3.

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demystify admit repeat act review screwing up or appearing ignorant

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closing thanks!